Taco Ring

Taco Ring

Makes for a great centerpice for parties!
Ingredients:

3/4 lb lean ground beef
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4oz.)
2 tablespoons water
2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 medium bell pepper
1 cup salsa
3 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato
1/4 cup onion, chopped (opitonal)
1/2 cup pitted ripe black olives (optional)
sour cream (optional)
Directions

1. Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until beef is no longer pink;drain.

2. Remove pan from heat.

3. Stir in taco seasoning mix,cheese and water. I find it easier to premake your meat mixture, and keep in tha batter bowl - makes for easier scoops later :)

4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

5. Unroll cresent dough; separate into triangles.

6. Arrange triangles in a cirlce on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside.

7. (There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.) I use my pampered chef pizza stone, perhaps even a pizza sheet but I'd spray it with Pam before adding the cresent rolls if you arent using a stone.

8. Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring.

9. (Filling will not be completely covered).

10.Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

11. Shred Lettuce, and chop tomatos,onion,and olives,and bell pepper if desired.

12. If you want to do something fancy, scoop out a bell pepper and fill with salsa and put into center of ring.

13. I usually place a small bowl in the middle of the taco ring and fill with salaso or sour creme, and place all the lettuce, tomotos, olives, onions around bowl.

Waaalaa! Done!